U GOTTA SEE THIS BACK IN THE FRAGGLE AGAIN.Byline: Rob Lowman Entertainment Editor If you've never been to ``Fraggle Rock ''' For the animated television series, see . Fraggle Rock is a children's television series with a total of 5 seasons and 96 episodes running from January 10, 1983 to March 30, 1987 on HBO in the United States and CBC Television in Canada. ,'' then you wouldn't know about the ``Silly Creatures.'' No, they're not the Fraggles like Gobo and Mokey, tiny furry fur·ry adj. fur·ri·er, fur·ri·est 1. Consisting of or similar to fur. 2. a. Covered with, wearing, or trimmed with fur. b. Covered with a furlike substance. 3. beings who live through a hole in the wall in Doc's house, come in all colors and are sort of party animals with a penchant for radishes. And they're not the industrious Doozers, who are less than half the size of a Fraggle, green, dress in work clothes and spend their time constructing things, although no one is ever sure what they're building. Nor are they the family of Gorgs, giant furry creatures who live beyond the Rock. The husband and wife of the family believe they are the king and queen of the universe but are nothing more than simple farmers who have never met anybody (thus their inflated opinion of themselves) until discovering Fraggles under their very noses. The Fraggles go to Gorgs' land to visit Marjorie. They call her Madame Trash Heap In programming, it refers to a common pool of memory that is available to the program. The management of the heap is either done by the applications themselves, allocating and deallocating memory as required, or by the operating system or other system program. 1. (well, that's what she is), and rely on her as an oracle who regularly dispenses advice. ``Fraggle Rock,'' for you who don't remember, was a children's television series Children's television series are television programs designed for and marketed to children, normally aired during the morning and afternoon hours, mainly before and after school. from Jim Henson Noun 1. Jim Henson - United States puppeteer who created a troupe of puppet characters (1936-1990) Henson that ran in the mid-1980s. The Muppets creator wanted a show where he could examine the complex relationships between creatures of different races and groups. The show often touched upon issues involving prejudice, social conflict, spirituality and the environment while still being entertaining for children. As it turned out, Henson, who considered ``Fraggle Rock'' to be one of the best things he ever did, succeeded brilliantly, making it entertaining for all ages. The series' wit and wisdom remain timeless timeless, adj infinite, enduring, endless. . The second season is out on DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. (Lyons/Hit Entertainment; $49.98). And as for those ``Silly Creatures,'' look in a mirror. Every week, Gobo's uncle, known as Traveling Matt, sends back postcards from outer space (the human world), writing about some strange custom he's observed. And Matt's right; we are pretty strange. Rob Lowman, (818) 713-3687 robert.lowman(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: no caption (``Fraggle Rock'') |
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